Hubungan Bilateral RI-Jepang Diharapkan Lebih Kuat di Pemerintahan Jokowi-JK
Japan Expects Stronger Bilateral Ties with Indonesia under President Jokowi`s Leadership
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Yasuo Fukuda, Utusan Khusus Pemerintah Jepang yang hadir pada Sidang Paripurna Pelantikan Presiden Joko Widodo dan Wakil Presiden Jusuf Kalla, mengharapkan hubungan bilateral yang lebih kuat antara kedua negara.
"Sebenarnya saya juga menghadiri pelantikan (mantan) Presiden Susilo Yudhoyono 10 tahun lalu, dan melihat perkembangan Indonesia yang pesat. Saat ini, saya melihat hubungan bilateral Jepang dan Indonesia tumbuh semakin kuat," kata dia, yang juga mantan perdana menteri Jepang itu, di Jakarta, Senin.
Oleh karena itu, Fukuda juga menyampaikan apresiasinya kepada mantan Presiden Yudhoyono yang telah memajukan Indonesia, baik di bidang politik, ekonomi dan budaya.
"Saya bahagia bisa berada di sini, karena ini (pelantikan Presiden Jokowi) merupakan awal bagi era baru hubungan bilateral Jepang dan Indonesia," kata dia.
Fukuda juga mengaku terkesan dengan antusiasme dan kegembiraan rakyat Indonesia yang setia menanti presiden dan wakil presiden usai pelantikan dengan menyelenggarakan parade.
Menurut Wakil Duta Besar Jepang untuk Indonesia, Yusuke Shindo, Fukuda tiba di Jakarta pada Minggu (19/10), dan bermaksud bertemu Jokowi dan Yudhoyono sebelum pelantikan, namun jadwal keduanya sangat padat.
Fukuda salah satu utusan khusus negara sahabat yang hadir dalam sidang pelantikan Jokowi dan Kalla, di Balai Sidang Paripurna MPR, Senayan, Jakarta.
Dalam sidang paripurna pelantikan tersebut, hadir pula Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Najib Razak, Kepala Negara Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Presiden Timor Leste, Taur Matan Ruak.
Juga Perdana Menteri Papua Nugini ,Peter O'Neill, Perdana Menteri Australia, Tony Abbott, dan Perdana Menteri Singapura, Lee Hsien Loong.
Selain itu, hadir pula utusan khusus Menteri Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat, John Kerry, Menteri Luar Negeri Filipina, Albert del Rosario, dan Menteri Luar Negeri Selandia Baru, Murray McCully.
Menteri Industri dan Perdagangan Rusia, Denis Manturov, Deputi Perdana Menteri Thailand, Menteri Industri dan Perminyakan Sri Lanka, Menteri Perdagangan Turki, utusan khusus Korea Selatan, utusan khusus Kanada, dan wakil Kongres China.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Japans special envoy to attend the inauguration of President Jokowi, former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, said here on Monday, that Japan and Indonesia have already strong foundation to continue further their cooperation.
"Actually, I attended the inauguration of (former) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ten years ago, and at the present I see a vibrant bilateral relationship of Japan and Indonesia is getting stronger," Fukuda said.
Therefore, Fukuda also praised former president Yudhoyono who had brought Indonesia into a more developed country in terms of political and economic stability.
"I am very happy of being here, as this is the start of new era for Japan and Indonesia bilateral relationship," he noted.
Fukuda also impressed to the enthusiasm of the Indonesian people who were waiting for their new President after the inauguration, and the excitement of their support through folk parade.
According to the Minister of Japanese Embassy in Indonesia, Yusuke Shindo, Fukuda arrived in Jakarta on Sunday (Oct 19), aimed to meet Jokowi and Yudhoyono prior to the inauguration, but unfortunately both of them had been very busy.
Besides former prime minister Fukuda, six heads of state also attended the inauguration of President Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, including Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Timor Lestes President Taur Mata Huak, Papua New Guineas Prime Minister Peter ONeill, Australias Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and Singapores Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Besides the six heads of state, the inauguration was also attended by some special envoys from Indonesias partner countries, including US Foreign Minister John Kerry , Philippines Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, Deputy of Chinas Peoples Congress, Thailands Deputy Prime Minister, Sri Lankas Industry Minister, Russian Industry and Trade Minister, Turkeys Trade Minister, and dignitaries from the Netherlands, Vietnam, South Korea, and Canada.
Joko Widodo was inaugurated as the seventh president and Jusuf Kalla as the twelfth vice president of Indonesia.
Jokowi and his running mate JK won the presidential election on July 9 after securing 70,997,833 votes, or 53.15 percent of the total 133,574,277 votes, while their rivals, Prabowo Subianto and his partner Hatta Rajasa, secured 62,576,444 votes, or 46.85 percent of the total.
